Best time to fly out of Tyler Pounds (TYR)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Tyler Pounds: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 88.5% of the time, against 72.3% in the 6–8pm band. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | 88 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 88 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 80 | 83 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 77 | 83 | 65 | – | 72 | 68 | 69 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at TYR was 6–8am — 88.5% of departures left on time across 947 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 72.3%. 6–8am departures from TYR left on time 88.5% of the time across 947 flights; 6–8pm departures, 72.3% across 620. That is a gap of 16.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at TYR
July was the hard month at TYR: 74.9% of departures left on time, across 276 flights. September was the easy one at 86.4%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81.6% | 279 |
| February | 80.2% | 243 |
| March | 83.1% | 279 |
| April | 82.9% | 270 |
| May | 75.5% | 279 |
| June | 78.8% | 270 |
| July | 74.9% | 276 |
| August | 85.2% | 278 |
| September | 86.4% | 266 |
| October | 81.3% | 275 |
| November | 82% | 260 |
| December | 78.4% | 274 |
Airlines at TYR
Every airline with at least 100 departures from TYR, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 81.8% | 100 min | 3.7% | 2,487 |
| Envoy Air | 77.6% | 76 min | 2% | 762 |
What delays out of TYR were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 693 flights that departed TYR and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 43.7% put down to airline operations and 22.6% to late-arriving aircraft.
- Late-arriving aircraft 22.6%
- Airline operations 43.7%
- Air traffic & airport volume 12.8%
- Severe weather 20.7%
- Security 0.1%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through TYR
Of 3,249 scheduled arrivals into TYR, 76.7% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 646 arrivals that ran late, 52.6% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of TYR
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
- DFW 77.9% on time · 3,249 flights
TYR in one number
Tyler Pounds (TYR)
Rank 231 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: July.
Questions about TYR
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Tyler Pounds?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 88.5% of the time across 947 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 72.3%.
- Is the early flight out of TYR really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from TYR left on time 88.5% of the time across 947 flights; 6–8pm departures, 72.3% across 620. That is a gap of 16.2 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of TYR?
- July: 74.9% of the departures that flew left on time, with 276 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 86.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at TYR?
- SkyWest Airlines — 81.8% of its 2,487 departures from TYR left on time. Envoy Air sat at the other end at 77.6% over 762 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at TYR?
- 3.3% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.